Johnson & Wales University in North Miami inaugurated its Zest awards at a private reception Wednesday evening. The university in partnership with Miami Magazine gave awards to restaurants, chefs and other food and beverage professionals in five categories.

Winners were chosen by culinary instructors from the university, members of the university’s epicurean society and a food writer from the magazine.

— Baking and pastry innovator: A local baking and pastry chef who has shown exemplary creativity and excellence through innovative menu items and restaurant concepts using the latest in technology and techniques.

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The average American buys food from a restaurant almost six times a week. That’s a whopping 48 percent of our food budget, according to The National Restaurant Association. < More >

JOHN TANASYCHUK, a features writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, has written about food and dining for most of his journalism career.< More >